Kim Nicholas of the OPERAs project conducted initial outreach to stakeholders in the Wine Exemplar in the emerging wine region of southern England in March. The visit was hosted by Chris Foss of Plumpton College, the only higher education provider of training in winegrowing and winemaking in the UK. The aims were to refine the definition of industry needs, and develop the tools and instruments to be tested in the Exemplar. Initial work will focus on the definition of ecosystem service indicators and scenario development through a workshop now in development.